As Mulliner's first historic car project, the Corniche has demonstrated the full breadth of the division's
coachbuilding and restoration skills and capabilities.
"Another strong point of ARET is the ability to combine
coachbuilding and systems integration towards creating a state-of-the-art product.
Mulliner, Bentley's bespoke
coachbuilding division, has designed three special Con- tinental GTC V8 S models, specifically for the UAE market.
Haajanen, a retired technical consultant, provides an illustrated dictionary of automobile body styles (excluding trucks), both historical and contemporary, and incorporating subtypes and carriage terms the auto
coachbuilding industry inherited from the horse-drawn carriage era.
Ford held on to the Vignale
coachbuilding name for 42 years before adding it to a hand-finished Mondeo which appeared in 2016, and now it's picking up momentum and will be appearing on more bespoke cars.
When, about one year ago, Rolls-Royce presented the 103EX to the world, it invoked its
coachbuilding heritage to inspire its future clientele.
"The arrival of 103EX shone a light on the future of Rolls-Royce in this field, and Sweptail is proof, today, that Rolls-Royce is at the pinnacle of
coachbuilding.
BISLT is the holding company of New Long March, China's premier specialist
coachbuilding company located in Beijing with whom ASGB has already successfully partnered on a number of projects.
"This is
coachbuilding in its traditional sense - taking a tried and tested product and working solely on the aesthetic."
The four-seat, two-door body was made of steel and aluminium panels fitted in the time-honoured
coachbuilding manner over a wood and aluminium frame.
With qualities such as these on the Cascada it begs the question why for the past 100 years Vauxhall has farmed out design of its cabrio models to
coachbuilding specialists rather than doing the job itself.
The historic cars are complemented by beautiful descriptive displays, with themes including
coachbuilding, craftmanship, Bespoke design, engineering and advertising.
"The skills and charm of traditional
coachbuilding are not lost at this point," says Wells.
BMW and Italian
coachbuilding legend Zagato have already collaborated to produce a one-off Z4 coupe, but for Pebble Beach they have joined forces again to create a Z4 Zagato Roadster.
